Home invasion suspect's vehicle found in Rochester

Tuesday

Jan 8, 2013 at 2:00 PMJan 8, 2013 at 5:35 PM

ROCHESTER — Police were closing off the area around Big Lots on Milton Road after locating an SUV in the parking lot. Officials are not commenting at this time but the vehicle may be related to a reported home invasion with shooting in Lebanon, Maine, earlier this afternoon.

Emergency transmissions indicated a man was shot during an alleged home invasion at 11 Second St. in Lebanon. The victim was airlifted from the nearby Skydive New England.

The incident was reported at about 1:30 p.m.

Middleton police then posted a public safety alert on Facebook Tuesday afternoon to warn the public about the suspect. The message indicated the male suspect was last seen at Market Basket in Rochester, which is adjacent to the Big Lots retail store on Milton Road. The man is described as white with a "Cargill jacket and camo hat." Middleton police says the suspect is wanted for a shooting in Lebanon Maine. "If anyone sees this person please contact police immediately. Do not try to apprehend. Subject is possibly armed and dangerous," the posting said.

Shortly after the incident police put out a "Be On the Lookout" for a black Ford F-150 pickup truck. A black Ford Explorer SUV was spotted in the parking lot behind the Big Lots around 2:30 p.m.

K-9 units from Barrington and Portsmouth were called to the scene.

Rochester Police Lt. Gary Boudreau said he could not release information at this time and would only say the ongoing investigation is related to an incident in Lebanon, Maine.

Lebanon Assistant Rescue Chief Jason Cole said a man, believed to be in his 40s, was being readied for transport at Skydive with injuries. He said the matter is "a law enforcement issue" and he could release anymore information at this time. "Many of you are calling to ask about an incident in Lebanon, and all I can release is that the Lebanon Rescue Department was dispatched to a serious medical emergency around 1:45 p.m. today in South Lebanon. Rescue units staged for law enforcement to secure the scene. An advanced life support unit from Frisbie Memorial Hospital was called into the scene as well as a helicopter from LifeFlight of Maine was requested. The patient was brought to Skydive New England in Lebanon to meet Life Flight, who then transported the patient to the Maine Medical Center Trauma Center," Cole wrote in a statement this afternoon. "I would encourage all questions be directed to the York County Sheriff's Department's Chief Deputy, William King," Cole wrote.

Police were putting up yellow crime scene tape at 3:10 p.m. and shoppers were still milling in and out of stores at the scene, most unaware of the activity going on behind the parking lot.